The government has been forced to put off a vote on its tax cut for big business.
- Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Tony Abbott described Pauline Hanson as ‘a remarkable and a resilient presence in our public life for more than two decades’.
The Australian government is expelling two Russian spies as part of a broad international retaliatory action against Russia.
Labor has capitulated to pressure to exempt pensioners from its plan to end cash refunds for dividend imputation credits.
Labor retains a 53-47% unchanged two-party lead in the latest Newspoll.
Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
If the government clinches the tax cut legislation it will be a major victory – with its own irony.
Politics podcast: Sarah Hanson-Young on the Greens Batman setback
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Sarah Hanson-Young has strongly backed Richard Di Natale's push to purge those who leaked against Alex Bhathal in the Batman byelection.
‘Super Saturday’ had positive spin-offs for both federal leaders, but substantially more for Bill Shorten than Malcolm Turnbull.
The failure to wrest Batman is a big setback for the Greens.
Michelle Grattan speaks with Lawrence Pratchett about this weekend’s elections.
Both male and female participants were in favour of more women in parliament, and pointed to the value of more diverse opinions than just those of ‘middle-aged white male lawyers’.
Labor sources are talking down the chances of Ged Kearney in Batman, though the party is not writing off the seat.
Roman Quaedvlieg was sacked on Thursday by the governor-general on the recommendation of the government.
Politics podcast: the Batman byelection battleground
On Saturday, Labor and Bill Shorten face a major test in the Melbourne seat of Batman.
While many soft voters didn’t think Labor deserved re-election, they were hesitant about the Liberals under Steven Marshall.
Malcolm Turnbull handled the Barnaby Joyce affair badly and his ban on ministers having sex with members of their staff is risible, according to ‘soft voters’ in focus groups.
Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
Adani is being seen as a test of Bill Shorten’s commitment to policy integrity versus his willingness to say and do whatever is politically expedient.
Politics podcast: the “X factor” in the South Australian election
Labor is pitching for a fifth term in South Australia.
Chris Bowen will target tax loopholes and concessions in a speech on Monday.
Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
Politicians may agree, at the level of generality, that their discourse should be more civil. Yet in practice, they simply refuse to change.
Michael McCormack has rewarded supporters but has been cautious in making changes.
Politics Podcast: Jacinda Ardern on her political life
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Jacinda Ardern on the toughness of Australian politics, her ambitious policy plans, and the demands of being a young high-profile female leader that everyone wants to know about.
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